Former England captain Ben Stokes stars as Durham thump Derbyshire to lift Rothesay County Championship promotion hopes
Ex-England skipper Ben Stokes stars as Durham thump Derbyshire to lift Championship promotion hopes while Division One leaders Nottinghamshire wrapped up a 145-run win against Surrey; Warwickshire climb up to second
Saturday 22 August 2026 21:07, UK
Ben Stokes starred again with bat and ball as Durham boosted their Rothesay County Championship promotion hopes with a crushing 338-run win at Derbyshire with a day to spare.
The former England captain followed up his half-century and two wickets in the first innings by making an unbeaten 66 before taking 5-17 as Derbyshire were skittled out for 84 while chasing an unlikely 423 for victory.
After resuming their first innings on 127-6, trailing by 156, Derbyshire were all out for 156, with Durham's Matthew Potts finishing with 5-46.
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Durham opener Ben McKinney then made a brilliant 140 off 162 deliveries and Will Rhodes made 52 before a 55-ball 66 not out from Stokes saw the visitors declare on 295-6.
Stokes then took three wickets in four balls as Derbyshire's second innings capitulated, with Potts chipping in with 3-22.
Division One leaders Nottinghamshire wrapped up a 145-run win against Surrey at The Oval despite Ollie Pope's 111 for the hosts, who were all out for 183 in their second innings.
Nottinghamshire's Olly Stone and Dillon Pennington shared seven wickets between them after Joe Clarke's 95 helped the visitors to 306 all out after they had resumed on 147-3.
Warwickshire completed a thrilling one-wicket win against Sussex at Edgbaston to climb up to second in Division One.
Chris Woakes edged the winning boundary after Warwickshire had slipped from 149-3 to 202-9 as they chased 203 for victory after restricting Sussex to 207 in their second innings.
Essex batter Charlie Allison made 105 not out at Taunton to lift his side to 314 for three after they had followed on against third-placed Somerset, to lead by three runs with seven wickets remaining.
Gloucestershire pair Ollie Price (63 not out) and James Bracey (45 not out) helped their side reach 248-3 in Cheltenham and they lead Worcestershire by 131 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Northamptonshire opener Ricardo Vasconcelos made 100 to put his side in control at Old Trafford against Lancashire.
The visitors declared on 298-4 and then removed openers Keaton Jennings and Marcus Harris before close to leave Lancashire needing 422 for victory.
Middlesex reached 184-4 in their second innings before close at Northwood and require 170 runs to win against Kent, who had made 254 all out.
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England vs Pakistan Test series schedule
All games live on Sky Sports; all 11am starts UK and Ireland
- First Test (Headingley) - England won by innings and 103 runs
- Second Test (Lord's) - August 27-31
- Third Test (Edgbaston) - September 9-13
